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- I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the Vehicle City. I grew up in an environment chock-full of working-class joie de vivre. Flint was a magical place to grow up, with its myriad factories, vibrant Cultural Center, and being steeped in car-culture. Growing up in Flint undoubtedly shaped my tendency to gravitate toward urban scenes.
![Earlier this year, I did one of the most adult things I’ve ever done and I paid off my mortgage. Lest anyone take this as a so-called “humble brag”, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/001-1990-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-Ultra-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – Small Footprint, Big Luxury")
![A few weeks ago, I had returned from a thirty-six hour trek back to Flint for the annual celebration of a combination of Friendsgiving and Halloween with friends. It’s absolutely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20191117_161330-c.-1989-Ford-Taurus-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Ford Taurus – On Peaking Early")
![As I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/551-1983-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs")
![(first posted 10/26/2017) I present to you one of my first, serious car-crushes of my middle school years: the second-generation, front-wheel-drive, G-body Dodge Daytona. Long before the “Pacifica” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/001-1987-Dodge-Daytona-Pacifica-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Daytona Pacifica – An Impressive Transformation")
![Most days, I honestly don’t feel like I’m in my late forties. I’m reminded of this, of course, when something on my body pops or snaps, say, when I’m getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230529_150811981-1991-Buick-LeSabre-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1991 Buick LeSabre Limited – Middle Age")
![(first posted 10/9/2017) History has shown that styling trends of mainstream cars tend to be cyclical. The pendulum has swung between straight-edged, more geometric designs, through an intermediate blend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1966-Mercury-Monterey-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey Convertible – Geometry Class")
![For the past several years, the arrival of fall has meant that the Food Network returns to regular rotation among my favorite cable channels, with all of their seasonal baking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/101-1984-Cadillac-Seville-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1984 Cadillac Seville – Raspberry Torte (Or Tort)")
![(first posted 10/12/2017) I’ve been on something of a Ford kick, lately. Looking at my body of contributions to CC, I realize they have been overwhelmingly top-heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/002-1975-Ford-Mustang-II-Ghia-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Mustang II Ghia – More Pinto Carlo Than PintoStang")
![(This marks new entry No. 500 for me here at Curbside Classic.) I had written an essay in high school about my dislike of the word “potential”. This word was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/670-1979-Plymouth-Volare-Road-Runner-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner – Potential")
![(first posted 10/5/2017) I’ve always had at least a passing interest in astronomy. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a city with its own planetarium, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/015-1962-Ford-Galaxie-500-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria – Top Hat")
![I remember being both relieved and intrigued when the Mercury Tracer was introduced for ’87 to replace the Lynx. It looked suspiciously like a Mazda 323, which made sense, since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230709_162245267_HDR-1995-Mercury-Tracer-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Tracer – Quit Copying Me!")
![I had been sitting on these pictures of this ’68 Galaxie 500 convertible since this past Memorial Day weekend, unsure of what exactly I wanted to say about it. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/039-1968-Ford-Galaxie-500-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Out Of Sight")
![(first posted 9/25/2017) When I was an eight year old kid and during my professor father’s year-long sabbatical from the university, our family took a trip overseas. Our ultimate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/047-1986-Pontiac-Parisienne-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne – A Long Way From The Champs-Élysées")
![This ’59 Sedan DeVille is emblematic of the sheer bigness that has been my summer this year. That’s the gist of my essay for today, to spare any of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230730_152511599-1959-Cadillac-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – All Of The Things")
![(first posted 7/14/2017) In my mind, there seems to have always been a unique, tangible synergy between people’s love of music and of the automobile. I’m talking about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/033-1969-Chevrolet-Caprice-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Caprice Sport Sedan – Move Along… With Chevrolet!")
